family concepts

Family Concepts
Family Concepts is a program of the Sunburst Community Service
Foundation, a Montana non-profit agency operating under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Family Concepts is a life-line between children in foster care and their
birth families. Utilizing a staff of compassionate and dedicated individuals,
Family Concepts provides an array of services to prevent child abuse and
neglect as well as assist families in re-unification efforts and permanency
planning.

Family Concepts currently operates in Flathead, Lake, Sanders, Ravalli,
and Lincoln Counties, as well as the Helena Area.

Primary funding for Family Concepts comes from grants and contracts with
the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS).
However, any information contained on this website does not necessarily
reflect the opinion of DPHHS.

Family Concepts nurtures positive parenting in a physically safe and
emotionally healthy environment. We strengthen families by utilizing
professional training, education, and community resources to achieve and
maintain permanent, loving homes for children.

Family Concepts began in October of 1999. A small group of foster parents
saw the need for an array of services to help birth parents achieve the
skills necessary for re-unification with their children. Parenting classes and
supervised visitation were the initial services offered. In the fall of 2001,
the Sunburst Foundation began subcontracting with Family Concepts and
in 2003, the agencies decided to join forces under the Sunburst
Foundation.

More information on the Family Concepts program can be found at
http://familyconceptsmt.org.